Barua

In Assam Valley

History

Present

• Brahmin or Kalita Baruas are classified as General, as opposed to Ahom or Chutia Baruahs who are classified as OBCs.
• Brahmin Baruas may additionally carry middle names / prefixes such as Bez, Bujar, Govinda, Ranjan, etc., traditionally not or less likely present among Ahoms, Kalitas and Sutiyas.

  Baruas

• Kanaklata Barua: Indian freedom fighter from Assam.
• Birinchi Kumar Barua : Scholar, educationist, writer, historian, linguist, folklorist.
• Padmanath Gohain Baruah : First president of Assam Rhetorical Congress, novelist, poet, dramatist, analyst, and a thought provoking writer.
• Lakshminath Bezbaroa : Assamese author, essayist, playwright, poet, and satirist.
• Hemchandra Barua : Prominent writer, social reformer of Assamese of the 19th century.
• Hem Barua : Prominent poet, politician from Assam.
• Hem Barua : Indian independence activist, social worker, writer from Sonitpur district of Assam.
• Jnanadabhiram Barua : Notable writer, dramatist, translator of Assam, and a participant in India's freedom struggle.
• Gunabhiram Barua : An enlightened Assamese intellectual, ushered in new ideas about social reform in the early years of colonial rule in Assam.
• Amulya Barua : Pioneered modern Assamese poetry.
• Chandradhar Barua : Eminent writer, poet, dramatist and lyricist from Assam.
• Kanaklal Barua : Prominent writer, essayist, historian, and politician from Assam.
• Ananda Ram Baruah : Sanskrit scholar, sixth Indian Civil Service officer of India, and the first from Assam.
• Ananda Chandra Barua : Writer, poet, playwright, translator, journalist, an actor from Assam.
• Binanda Chandra Barua : Noted Indian writer, poet of Assamese literature
• Jahnu Barua – Internationally acclaimed film-maker.
• Siva Prasad Barooah: Pioneer tea planter, path-breaker in Assamese journalism, renowned philanthropist, politician and humanist.
• Parvati Prasad Baruva: Famous Assamese music composer, poet, lyricist, dramatist: an icon of Assamese literature.
• Pramathesh Chandra Barua : Famous actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era.
• Pratima Barua Pandey : Famous folk singer and daughter of Pramathesh Chandra Baruah.
• Dev Kant Baruah: President of the Indian National Congress at the time of Emergency.
• Rudra Baruah : Actor, composer, lyricist, singer and musician.
• Bhubanmohan Baruah : Novelist, short story writer from Assam. He wrote many novels under the pen-name of Kanchan Baruah.
• Navakanta Barua : Prominent Assamese novelist and poet.
• Joi Barua – Singer, musician, and lead vocalist from Assam.
• Radha Govinda Baruah : Founder of the Assam Tribune Group, sports enthusiast, introduced Assam to the culture of sports.
• Debo Prasad Barooah : Eminent intellectual, academician, author, historian and the former Vice-Chancellor of Gauhati University.
• Beauty Sharma Barua : Assamese singer.
• Paresh Baruah: Vice-chairperson and the commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Assam.

  Other Links

• Barua and West Bengal,India are a distinct Bengali speaking Buddhist clan.